tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post1131810058069919184..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: Imagined Conversations (Le Guin and Cooper)John D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-7856209054150418872013-10-10T22:29:06.365-07:002013-10-10T22:29:06.365-07:00The British director Michael Powell, best known fo...The British director Michael Powell, best known for his 1940s and 1950s collaborations with writer Emeric Pressburger (e.g. <i>The Red Shoes</i> and <i>Black Narcissus</i>) supervised a student film adaptation of <i>The Wizard of Earthsea</i> (I think this was in the 1980s). Did Le Guin ever see it?N.E. Brigandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601573470596905112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-49083455151135172032013-10-10T12:18:37.383-07:002013-10-10T12:18:37.383-07:00I love Lloyd Alexander, especially his Westmark bo...I love Lloyd Alexander, especially his Westmark books. I wonder if a good film adaptation could be made of t? Probably won't happen though, since the books have never been particular popular (as far as I know); it's unfortunate that they almost never show up in bookstores these days, because I think a lot of kids who are into young adult fantasy would like them.Ed Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660513977428598030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-53108776944436853922013-10-10T10:36:53.182-07:002013-10-10T10:36:53.182-07:00I agree that the Black Cauldron cartoon is rubbish...I agree that the Black Cauldron cartoon is rubbish, and probably would always have been bad since it was made with the wrong attitude - but it was *in addition* a catastrophically 'troubled' production:<br /><br />http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/dvdextras/2010/10/the_black_cauldron.htmlBruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.com